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Plan a Burnaby Lake Regional Park day trip in October. Fall park hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to Nov. 2, Piper Spit boardwalk and viewing tower, the no wildlife feeding rule, Cottonwood and Brunette Headwaters trail lengths, bike and dog rules, the Nature House season, and getting there from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station.
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New Westminster
The City of New Westminster is milling and paving Seventh Avenue between 18th Street and 20th Street to about October 16, 2026, weather dependent, as part of West End Sewer Separation and Watermain Replacement restoration paving that runs August to November 2026. Work hours are weekdays 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Official City map included.
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SkyTrain overnight testing is underway on the Expo and Millennium lines. See the confirmed hours, expected noise measures and purpose.
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BurnabyThings to Do
Plan a Burnaby Lake Regional Park day trip in October. Fall park hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to Nov. 2, Piper Spit boardwalk and viewing tower, the no wildlife feeding rule, Cottonwood and Brunette Headwaters trail lengths, bike and dog rules, the Nature House season, and getting there from Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station.
New WestminsterTransit
The City of New Westminster is milling and paving Seventh Avenue between 18th Street and 20th Street to about October 16, 2026, weather dependent, as part of West End Sewer Separation and Watermain Replacement restoration paving that runs August to November 2026. Work hours are weekdays 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Official City map included.
BurnabyThings to Do
Plan a Deer Lake Park day trip in Burnaby. Dawn to dusk trails around the lake, the 144 SFU/Metrotown bus and Trip Planner, which lots to use while the Shadbolt north lot is closed to Oct. 21, the boat launch boardwalk detour, free Burnaby Art Gallery hours, and Burnaby Village Museum Haunted Village dates.
Metro VancouverTransit
SkyTrain overnight testing is underway on the Expo and Millennium lines. See the confirmed hours, expected noise measures and purpose.
VancouverThings to Do
Plan a Spanish Banks beach day from Vancouver. TransLink Route 42 on May to September weekends and holidays, the off-season walk from 4th and Blanca, East West Extension sections, quiet-beach rules, and City EasyPark seasonal parking (first 2 hours free, then $3/hr Oct through March).
CoquitlamTransit
Coquitlam is installing a new water main on Winslow Avenue between Blue Mountain Street and Porter Street from Tuesday, October 6, 2026 for approximately six weeks, weather dependent. Work runs Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and affects traffic flow and street parking. Official location map included.
SurreyTransit
The Pattullo Bridge Replacement project will close King George Boulevard southbound at the south end of the stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge from 9 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, 2026, for final paving. Southbound bridge traffic detours via the new Highway 17 off-ramp, Tannery Road and Scott Road. Official detour map included.
LangleyThings to Do
Plan a Fort Langley day trip from Vancouver. Parks Canada hours (10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily), $10 adult admission, free for youth 17 and under, free parking for up to four hours when you register, the 562 bus, closed bastions, and October 2026 events.
New WestminsterTransit
The Pattullo Bridge Replacement project will remove the old Pattullo Bridge steel arch the weekend of October 9 to 11, 2026, lowering it onto barges with strand jacks. The main Fraser River navigation channel closes from the evening of October 9 to the evening of October 11. The stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge and its east multi-use path stay open. Official project diagram included.